Children and Families in Health and Illness

Edited by:

Marion E. Broome - University of Wisconsin, USA, Indiana University, USA, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Kathleen Knafl - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Yale School of Nursing, USA, Director, Research Function of Pravah, New Delhi
Suzanne L. Feetham - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA, University of Wisconsin, USA
Karen Pridham - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Chile

Other Titles in:
Public Health Education & Health Promotion

376 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Written and edited by leading paediatric and family nurse researchers this book provides a synthesis of the research literature in nursing and health promotion of children, paediatric acute and chronic conditions, and children and families in the health care system.

Children and Families in Health and Illness will prove an excellent shelf reference for reseachers and a thought-provoking read for advanced-level practitioner nurses in child or family nursing.

PART ONE: HEALTH PROMOTION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Barbara Brodie

Historical Overview of Health Promotion for Children and Families in Late 19th and 20th Century America

Margaret Grey

Integrative Review

Assessment Models for Health Promotion of Children and Their Families

Laura Hayman

Integrative Review

Intervention Models for Health Promotion of Children and Families

Karen Pridham

Implications for Practice, Education and Research in Health Promotion of Children and their Families

PART TWO: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ACUTE ILLNESS

Judith Vessey

Historical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Acute Illness

Joanne Youngblut

Integrative Review

Assessment Models for Examining Children's and Families' Response to Acute Illness

Janice Denehy, Martha Craft-Rosenberg and MaryJo Gagan

Integrated Review of Nursing Intervention Research on Children Who Are Acutely Ill and Their Families

Marion Broome

Acutely/Critically Ill Children and Their Families

A Review of the Research

PART THREE: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO CHRONIC ILLNESS

Sandra Faux

Historical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Chronic Illness

Joan Austin and Sharon Sims

Integrative Review

Assessment Models for Examining the Children's and Families Responses to Chronic Illness

Janet Deatrick

Integrative Review of Intervention Research with Children Who Have Chronic Conditions and Their Families

Kathleen Knafl

Meeting the Challenges of Chronic Illness for Children and Families

Research Implications and Future Directions

PART FOUR: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Doris Beister and Barbara Velsor-Freidrich

Historical Overview of Health Care Delivery Models for Children and Their Families

Susan Meister

Community Infrastructures

Principles and Strategies for Child Health

Suzanne Feetham and Barbara Frink

Issues in Health Services Research

Children and Families and the Health Care System

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Marion E. Broome

Kathleen A. Knafl

Suzanne L. Feetham

Dr. Feetham has held clinical, research and leadership positions in academia, health systems (Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC), the Federal government (US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (Deputy Director and Chief of the Office of Science Policy, Planning and Analysis) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Her career has focused on health care to families and underserved populations and health policy. More About Author

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Marion E. Broome

Kathleen A. Knafl

Suzanne L. Feetham

Karen Pridham